Information about #F8857B color

#F8857B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F8857B falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(248, 133, 123) — 97.3% red, 52.2% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 45 / 49 / 3. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#F8857B is a maximally vivid earthy red that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Congo Pink (#F88379). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Salmon (#FA8072) and Light Coral (#F08080).

In RGB terms — rgb(248, 133, 123) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F8857B: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F8857B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F8857B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F8857B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F8857B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Congo Pink color link
Congo Pink

#F88379

Salmon color link
Salmon

#FA8072

Light Coral color link
Light Coral

#F08080

Ibis Wing color link
Ibis Wing

#F58F84

Meat color link
Meat

#F9906F

Coral Reef color link
Coral Reef

#FD7C6E

Glorious color link
Glorious

#F07771

Tulip color link
Tulip

#FF878D

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Geraldine color link
Geraldine

#E77B75

Soft Red color link
Soft Red

#F47174

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F8857B
  • RGB248, 133, 123
  • CMYK0, 45, 49, 3
  • CSSrgb(248, 133, 123)
  • HSL5°, 90%, 73%
  • HSL Precise4.8°, 89.928%, 72.745%
  • HSV5°, 50%, 97%
  • HSB5°, 50%, 97%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.973
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.973, 0.522, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.973, 0.522, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.973, 0.522, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF8857B
  • DECIMAL ID16287099
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01